Formiae

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὁρμίαι (Hormíai, “place of anchorage”), from ὅρμος (hórmos, “cord, chain; anchorage”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfor.mi.ae̯/, [ˈfɔr.mi.ae̯]

Proper noun

Formiae f pl (genitive Formiārum); first declension

  1. A city of Latium situated on the coast, between Fundi and Minturnae, now Formia

Inflection

First declension.

Case Plural
Nominative Formiae
Genitive Formiārum
Dative Formiīs
Accusative Formiās
Ablative Formiīs
Vocative Formiae

Derived terms
  • Formiānī
  • Formiānum
  • Formiānus

References
  • Formiae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Formiae in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Formiae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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